Andrei Afanasev, in partnership with colleagues in the Virginia Tech Nuclear Engineering Program, received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop curricula for a Nuclear Education Hub to train Ukrainian students in nuclear science and engineering at the graduate level, as well as facilitate U.S.–Ukraine faculty exchanges.
Jakub Kostal was awarded a $367,375 grant from the National Science Foundation to upgrade biomass using ionic liquids.
Michael Massiah was awarded a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the function of a key class of enzymes called RING E3 in cellular protein recycling.
Nikolay Shiklomanov was awarded a $1,261,804 grant from the National Science Foundation for Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring, a program for long-term observations of permafrost and active layer monitoring sites.
